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Dirks Explains Moodygate to Faculty, Omitting Explanation

By Bwog Staff on Aug 23, 2011 27 Comments

Bwog just recieved the following e-mail, sent by Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty Nick Dirks. The e-mail is essentially a complete refutation of every concern that Moody-Adams expressed in her e-mail. Most importantly, Dirks says that there are no particular decisions that have been made, which seems completely […]
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KevSho Consoles Your Parents

By Bwog Staff on Aug 23, 2011 9 Comments

The following e-mail just went out to the families of CC students. We’re still waiting on a statement from Moody-Adams herself, which is starting to seem a bit overdue. The Office of the Dean declined to comment. Dear Columbia College Families, As many of you have doubtless read in the news [that’s us], Michele Moody-Adams, […]
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My First Time Wasn’t As Glamorous As I Hoped, but At Least I Felt Something

By Bwog Staff on Aug 23, 2011 17 Comments

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Virginia a few minutes ago, and aftershocks were felt all over the East Coast, from Maryland to Massachusetts, including New York City. And you thought you were safe moving to the northeast… there’s a first time for everything! In case you grew up here your entire lives and are confused […]
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Follow Your Dreams: Codecademy Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 23, 2011 10 Comments

Codecademy, a quick, fun way to learn the JavaScript programming language has only been live for less than 100 hours, and it has already crawled its way to the front page of Reddit and been featured on Wired and Techcrunch. Developed by recent graduate Ryan Bubinski, CC ’11, and Zachary Sims, CC ’12 (and taking a leave of […]
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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Columbia Administration

By Bwog Staff on Aug 22, 2011 34 Comments

MiMoo’ email revealed animosities plaguing the administration. Only when you understand the university’s current structure can you begin to comprehend the implications of centralization and her departure. First, a bit of history. The massive administrative construct, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, traces all the way back to the late nineteenth century. In 1880, Graduate […]
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MiMoo Déjà Vu

By Bwog Staff on Aug 22, 2011 35 Comments

While trying to make sense of Dean Moody-Adams’ resignation, many have pointed out a striking similarity in the situation to Dean Austin Quigley’s forced resignation in 1997, as chronicled in the New York Times. Although Quigley was reinstated as Dean a mere weekend after his resignation, the story highlights some of the important issues at […]
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BREAKING: Moody-Adams’ Resignation Effective Immediately

By Bwog Staff on Aug 22, 2011 97 Comments

Brian Connolly, Associate Vice President for Public Affairs from the Office of Communications, has released the following statement (emphasis ours) from President Bollinger regarding the resignation of Columbia College Dean Michele Moody-Adams. Bollinger writes that “under the circumstances,” Moody-Adams will step down immediately, rather than on June 30, 2012, as she proposes in her statement. […]
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Complicated Reactions to Moody-Adams’ Resignation

By Bwog Staff on Aug 22, 2011 8 Comments

While we are still waiting for official comment from the University administration, we have received multiple confirmations from a wide spectrum of students, alumni, and faculty that Michele Moody-Adams has resigned as Dean of Columbia College, and that the news was sudden, unexpected, and as of yesterday afternoon, a complete surprise to many administrators, up […]
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BREAKING: Dean Moody-Adams Resigns

By Bwog Staff on Aug 21, 2011 50 Comments

An active member of the alumni network who wished to remain anonymous forwarded us the following email, purportedly sent by the Dean of Columbia College, explaining her resignation as of June 30, 2012. Dated yesterday, August 20th, the message has quickly spread by email, according to two active alumni tipsters. Although it is addressed to “friends,” […]
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Operation Ivy League Plot Thickens

By Bwog Staff on Aug 21, 2011 6 Comments

But not really. A tipster sent in this screenshot of The Atlantic Wire homepage. The typo has since been corrected.
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Cupcake Alert

By Bwog Staff on Aug 20, 2011 34 Comments

Eliza Shapiro, who knows the culinary landscape of Morningside Heights like no other, was quick to alert us to the very important development of a new Crumbs Bake Shop at 108th and Broadway. It will take up residence in the shopfront which formerly housed Crystal Gourmet. We hope this won’t be accompanied by gang violence. […]
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Purse Snatching Incident on Campus

By Bwog Staff on Aug 19, 2011 23 Comments

Disconcerting news: about an hour ago, Ella Wagner, CC’13, witnessed a purse snatching incident by the side entrance to Butler. “I was sitting at one of the tables outside Jay when I heard a yell,” she reports. “I turned and saw a woman chasing what looked like a white guy with dreads, yelling ‘Stop, thief!’ […]
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Michelle Obama, First Daughters Spotted At Community And Barnard College

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Proximity To Celebrity (And Also A Show), Free!!!

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Bwoglines: Unwanted Encroachment Edition

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Book Bullshit: An Imaginary Conversation With That Guy (You Know The One)

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Deadline Reminder: Living Learning Center Applications Are Due Tomorrow

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Glass House Rocks! Tonight!

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Professor Dorian Warren Gone Rogue

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#TBT: The Varsity Show

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